Your breakfast is among the most important meals of the day as it provides the much-needed energy, nutrition, and enough fuel in the body to last the entire day. However, a healthy breakfast also helps alleviate several health issues you may face, especially among women. According to experts, eating protein, B vitamins, and iron early in the morning can treat various deficiencies women face – including anemia.

And so, green lentils – a powerhouse of high levels of protein and fibre are all you need for that much-needed health boost. Also full of antioxidants, eating green lentils – either as sprouts, salads, or as chaat, has many benefits, which include:

Green lentils are one of the best natural treatments for anemia - a blood disorder that occurs when your body does not have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to your body's tissues. Since it is packed with iron, eating a bowl full daily helps in the regeneration of red blood cells and alleviates anemia, which can be life-threatening.

Iron deficiency is also a common cause of fatigue, especially in women. Not getting enough iron in the diet can affect how efficiently the body uses energy. And so, lentils provide enough nonheme iron.

Green lentils are an amazing source of fibre and folic acid – which help boost your heart health. According to the American Heart Association, increased fibre intake reduces cholesterol and triglycerides, lowering incidences of cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and stroke.

Studies also say potassium, calcium, and magnesium present in lentils decrease blood pressure levels naturally.

Green lentils are rich in selenium – which lowers the rates of growth of tumours and improves your immune response to infection by stimulating the production of T cells. Doctors say T cells kill the deadly disease with the help of selenium which reduces the rates of colorectal, prostate, lung, bladder, skin, esophageal, and gastric cancers.

Also, high fibre in lentils has links to a lowered risk of colorectal cancer.

Many perimenopausal women suffer from digestive issues due to hormonal fluctuation. According to experts, adequate intake of fibre serves as an important factor in not just regulating digestion but also aiding weight loss by functioning as a “bulking agent” in the digestive system.

Fibre in green lentils also increases the feeling of fullness and reduces appetite, thereby lowering your calorie intake and boosting metabolism.

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